Haiku by over 100 women from 21 countries—including North Carolina poets L. Teresa Church, Kate MacQueen, and Crystal Simone Smith.

“… a lighted window into lives of African American haiku poets with powerful connections to earth and family.”

Photos from our 39th annual Haiku Holiday conference.

Rebecca Ball Rust, founder of the North Carolina Haiku Society and past president of the North Carolina Poetry Society, passed away on April 27, 2018.

“This is the journey of my cultural memory.”

“The stories continue to the present as I reflect on the war, seeking peace and healing in personal as well as in wider worlds.”

Come join us for our 39th annual Haiku Holiday Conference. All haiku readers and writers are welcome!

“Edith was a groundbreaking figure who represented the very best of Kyoto’s literary connections.” — Writers in Kyoto